Chrome: SpecForce

Author: Ilia Chentsov
Source: Country Games № February 2006	18.01.2006

In recent years, are increasingly talking about "cinematic" games, using this hard on the floor as praise. But the movie - it's not only beautiful special effects and rapid action, it is also sheer predetermination. Favorite movie could be reviewed twenty times, and always the hero will get the bullet from the villain for exactly thirty minutes to fall from a skyscraper on the eightieth and miraculously clinging to a straw at the eighty-first.

EverQuest 2: Sentinel's Fate

Denis Kublitsky
Source: PC GAMES № April 2010	22.04.2010

EverQuest - «Santa Barbara among the MMORPG. Strictly speaking, 16 additions to the EQ and 6 - to EQ2 can not argue with the 2137 series of the famous soap opera, but within the genre command respect. Last but not least thanks to frequent updates EverQuest universe is one of the most-developed online worlds, but directly affect the mechanics of the game add a little - SOE prefers to focus more on content.

True Crime: New York City

author: Roman «ShaD» Yepishin
Source: Country Games № February 2006	18.01.2006

Smart learns from the mistakes of others "- proverb says. Just one of those rare case where the collective wisdom is wrong: the fool in general or on whose mistakes do not learn, and smart learning on their own, but fills its own bumps. Luxoflux already stumbled once - just a cursory look at True Crime: Streets of LA, to understand it. Continued that carry us into the streets of New York, has been developed based on past faults, and the studio actually managed to circumvent the old rake. And the fact that his feet suddenly turned up new - only the vicissitudes of fate!

Half-Minute Hero

SI
Source: Country Games № July 2010	22.04.2010

GENERAL APPEARANCE Half-Minute Hero since the first days of life have announced one of the most unusual project in 2009. Deservedly so - under one name hides five different games, a common theme "in time for thirty seconds." Thus, in Hero mode 30 you will pass three dozen levels, each of which represents a "complete JRPG»: for half a minute, you have to bleed the hero, buy equipment, run a few quests and defeat the Evil Lord. Because really catch it all in thirty seconds is not possible, in the course are various tricks such as altars, reset the counter (though they need the time to reach). All this mess has the story and even equipped with a multiplayer, in which wins whoever gets to the main villain first. Other modes of entertain everyone in his own way: for example, becoming a knight, you have thirty seconds to protect a friend, a magician from evil spirits settle, but in the game for the Evil Lord you are calling the various monsters and egg on their enemies. In general, everyone will find fun to taste: if the same Hero 30 is a puzzle in which you want to pre-plan each step, when the game for the Knights needed the ability to hit the buttons at the maximum speed. We are sure: to get acquainted with the Half-Minute Hero is at least due to unusual game, and yet she still damn exciting!

GT Legends

Author: Yury «Voron» Lewandowski
Source: Country Games № February 2006	18.01.2006

Of course, no one doubted that they were already preparing a new racing design, but he came out surprisingly fast. And it is not an addition to the GTR, not the second part with the added season of 2005. It is completely new, independent game development on which other companies would have taken years to come! And before its release turned to a grandiose hype - hundreds of articles in journals and queues in shops. But all this is not about SimBin, no one here to hunt for numbers and a lot of money here is just working the fans of his craft, producing games that they like themselves.

Anno 1404: Venice

SI
Source: Country Games № July 2010	22.04.2010

GENERAL APPEARANCE Those who read about the addition to Anno 1404, looking forward to multiplayer and opportunities to build our own Venice. Alas, there are two pieces of news - bad, very bad. The bad: Multiplayer is meaningless and ruthless. It is unlikely that you have enough patience to finish at least one party that can last five or ten o'clock - and the passage of time, for obvious reasons, can not accelerate. Annoying and cooperative - when his comrades do not consent, a lone boat will jump to and fro, obeying the orders of the alleged allies. But there is very bad news: to build Venice and gondolas poupravlyat fail - you can only admire the offices of the republic of St. Mark. However, not all so sad. Case, a system of espionage, invites us to fine-tune a couple of nasty things to an opponent, for example, prompting his subjects to revolt (and thereby bringing our victory). And the opportunity to bribe the magistrates in the city council will take control of a village without a shot being fired. That not less than helpful, as the combat system is still limping on both legs. But the economic began only get better, and advances increased. Until all the utter - seven pots come down, but you can be proud of for years.

Assassin's Creed 2

Sergei Dumac
Source: PC GAMES № May 2010	10.05.2010

Florence, the end of XV, the height of the Medici dynasty: on the streets walks the young Leonardo da Vinci, the genius Leon Battista Alberti, is finalizing a remake of the facade of the church of Santa Maria Novella, and the trees, of which very soon will be prepared for burning firewood libertarian Girolamo Savonarola, a young and does rustle their crowns. The air smells of oil paints and the sun. The young aristocrat Ezio Auditor da Firenze flits carelessly on the roofs and frightens pigeons: more than anything to excite his mole on the cheek of his girlfriend and disassembly with other similar turns reveals.

Splinter Cell: Conviction, Review Gameland. ru

Alexei Karpenko Spartan
	22.04.2010

Gripping story and masterfully drawn characters is never listed as the merits of Splinter Cell. Actually, except for the Sam Fisher was there and watch it with. But Splinter Cell: Conviction has met us a really good story: with lots of small details, interesting characters and complete lack of annoying inconsistencies. Script submitted in the form of flashbacks, and the role of the narrator stands Viktor Coast, a former colleague of Fisher and in combination with a close friend and ally. It begins three years after the events of Double Agent, in Malta, where Sam calls Grimsdottir Anna, a former specialist on technical issues "third tier", and now - one of the bosses of the organization. She reports that Fisher is hunting and he urgently needed the lam. Later it was learned that the daughter of the protagonist is alive and the story of her tragic death - no more than a dramatization. So all this crap they fed us in the trailers - are Kodzimovski successful ploy on the part of developers and "crusade" is not satisfied with the hero of vengeance, but for the sake of the child. But the main advantage of the plot twists, turns the project is their relationship with older releases of the series. Conviction is not just puts everything in its place, but it makes look at past events from a different angle, and it is worth it.

Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War 2 - Chaos Rising

Aleksandr Baryshnikov
Source: PC GAMES № May 2010	12.05.2010

"A good game should be a lot" - agreed with the developer and publisher laid out on shelves next "voynamolotok. Now a series of WH40K: Dawn of War consists of two games and four supplements. On this account, most likely will not end, and while admirers company Games Workshop and Relic can easily bite into the ice that covers 90% of the Chaos Rising'ovogo space.

The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces

Author: Alexey Kharitonov
Source: Country Games № August 2010	12.05.2010

During its existence there were many similarities Wii Games - Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII, WWII Aces, Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk, Heatseeker ... Let Innocent Aces will not open new horizons, she managed to stand out!

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09

GLO
Source: Country Games № 21 2008	20.11.2008

General impression You can not know anything about Tiger Woods, Boggy confused with birdies at heart despise all sports simulators, and at the same time ... to get genuine pleasure from playing the PGA Tour 09. This year, the gameplay of the famous golf series is finally polished to such an extent that the acquired value even apart from the genre: to play in PGA Tour 09 is interesting not because of that and say it's the most reliable simulator with a nice eye image, and because the administration perfectly and the gameplay addictive, like a hard drug.

LittleBigPlanet

Darlz Chikkens
Source: Country Games № 24 2008	29.12.2008

The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom

Author: Andrew Okushko
Source: Country Games № September 2010	24.05.2010

Men with faces carved caricatures prey on animals, a detachment of cavalry slowly extends to the borders of the neighboring area, the towers of the castle hover flags, the roads are worn tireless porters and warehouse continuously replenished merchandise. This is The Settlers 7!

Chime

Author: Alex Kosozhihin
Source: Country Games № August 2010	13.05.2010

Birthday "Tetris" has passed more than a quarter century, but people are still keen folded pieces of tetraminoes. The largest contribution to the evolution of this activity made a series Lumines, and that it takes as its basis Chime. Here are just figures (there are five squares, so let's call them pentamino) no longer throws from above God Tetris - instead, the player can immediately place them on the field as desired. Composed of rectangles converts them into points constantly scan the screen line (with this character Lumines fans are familiar). After her "confirmation" a place that held the combo box, it is considered "covered" and it can again be put pentamino. Of the player you want to cover as much as possible level. And 100% - not the limit: if the player lucky enough to reach that mark, it will move to the next stage, getting a bunch of bonuses and multipliers preserving the accumulated points. Gallop through the steps to infinity will not allow a time limit, but to extend the fun can get bonus seconds for the "treatment" standard. While an experienced player can pass through a dozen steps per level, all these most levels in the game only five. They differ in shape, sets pentamino and background music. She, by the way, the game is given great importance (yet another legacy of Lumines). Passing on the level and touching spaced squares line produces different sounds that add up to a beautiful, ever-changing melody. Accompany her to the same songs from famous artists - such as Philip Glass and Moby. Fortunately, the game provides an excellent opportunity to enjoy the musical creativity, not zamorachivayas with time and points - in a special gaming mode. Despite the low number and a small variety of levels to play in the Chime is very interesting, but rare for Xbox Live Arcade price of 400 MP and the fact that most of this sum will go to charity, make a purchase virtually self-evident.

Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao

Author: Artem Shorokhov
Source: Country Games № -8 1997	18.11.2009

For anyone who grew up on the films of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, amazing style of The Legend of Han Tao "- like a balm to a lonely heart Rather difficult to understand a dislike of western gamers (and journalists) to the Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao. Especially - if familiarity with the game fleetingly and superficially: "The Legend of Han Tao" can make an impression. Artfully filed trial (the initial stages of the first level) simply involves, it is easy to inciting to buy, promises to co-flow, "a three-dimensional mode" display for anaglyph glasses, lots of enemies and beautiful locations. More than that - it really is, even with impeccable retrostilistikoy, animation studio, sound combat system, good scoring, and even video clips. It would seem, well, what more of beat'em up demand? Genre is already in a deep pen, despite the fact that the melee fighters are still a lot of fans. And Invincible Tiger for the genre, it must be admitted, done a lot, especially on low standards, cheap downloadable games, entertainment for an evening or two. Though not everyone likes the "bedroom" levels of organization, when the player's task is not a formal "passing" stage from start to finish, and victory over all opponents at the Arena (the veterans remember the rich on a game of this wing in 1984, in particular, the classics of the genre - Bruce Lee), and not every gamer spent his childhood among the stacks of video cassettes with a Chinese kung-fu movies, the obvious advantages of The Legend of Han Tao does not detract from nor just. Another thing - the complexity and inflated beyond measure stretched levels (arenas themselves, albeit large, the game is less than a dozen, but on each - for a dozen "stages" of more and more opponents) do not involve checkpoints not only in the course of a fight but even before the boss. The absurdity of the situation resembles the first Ninja Gaiden on Itagaki, when the first steps gamer had to learn by heart by heart, in an attempt to try making your way to the desired point of entry. The desire of authors is clear: they wanted to sate gamers stretching This is how brief, in fact, the game, forcing us to seriously look into boevki and prosmakovat no joke magnificent scenery. However - went too far, and the server suddenly emptied: find web partner today oh, how difficult, therefore, deciding to buy, store the second gamepad.

Unreal Tournament III

Author: Roman «Polosatiy» Tarasenko
Source: Country Games № 23 2007	01.12.2007

Imagine you're whole life driving to Bentley, and this concern, the manufacturer released a fresh version of the luxury cars. And if the owner of "Lada" is descended from the sky machine of the future, the longtime owner may not even notice that, once invented and implemented the constructors. The author of this article is familiar with the TV series Unreal Tournament with the first part, but to understand what developers are doing more than three years after the release of UT2004, besides creating a new engine, he failed. On the one hand, the shooter from Epic commendable - when we first met to find fault with the project very difficult. However, a deeper examination it becomes clear that we face, rather, a collection of the best of the previous parts, than a breakthrough in the genre. But first things first.

Patchwork Heroes

Author: Ilia Chentsov
Source: Country Games № August 2010	15.05.2010

"" Fuck-tibidoh-bang! " - Said the old man Hottabych ... And the harem was very pleased! "(From an old OIO)

Shatter

Denis Kublitsky
Source: PC GAMES number in June 2010	10.06.2010

Round screens healthy variety gameplay. Not all the same ball for the rectangular field to chase. To kill every boss need to use a specific tactic. This, for example, to turn upside down, changing the gravity. Among the video game "Breakout" - an unexplained phenomenon. Since the last century, their gameplay has not changed one iota, but driven by the racket smashes the ball painted bricks with the same fervor that was 30 years ago. The secret is simple: being one of the founders of the current geymindustrii, "Breakout" are casual games that will please both fans of The Sims, and hardcore MMO-raiders.

Lead and Gold: Quick and the Dead

Peter Salnikov
Source: PC GAMES number in June 2010	15.06.2010

The hardest part of LaG - find someone to play with. Most often, get to the servers that graze a couple of players, no more. Lead and Gold - stillborn game. No sooner born, she had no time to utter a sound, came down into the pit of oblivion, an excavator dug intergalactic called Bad Company 2. Who cares about your cowboys, when we've got a few months authentic war?

Split / Second: Velocity

Author: Yuri Lewandowski
Source: Country Games № November 2010	17.06.2010

Almost immediately after the release of Pure learned about developing a new game from Black Rock Studio. Some time later, there were also great videos to blow up bridges and the Leaning Tower. And finally, something long awaited Split / Second before us in all its destructive glory.

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Author: Artem «cg» Shorokhov
Source: Country Games № 24 2007	15.12.2007

For a long time charming Tomb Raider with the ubiquitous pigtail personified for gamers the world a whole layer of adventure games. And not had a single direct competitor - the days of Pitfall, Rick Dangerous and Indiana Jones have passed, but in modern times to compete with Lara Croft, almost single-handedly created a new genre, fools do not. Every "follower" and "spiritual successor" always turned off from the track toward one or another geympleesmesheny, taking over from the successful formula just acrobatics and flexibility of the lonely heroine, somehow believing that in this lies the success of the phenomenon of Tomb Raider. In fact - "boevikovaya" part in each episode, at best, only non-irritating and at worst ... Well do not talk about it. It is important to another - literally on the surface is seemingly obvious idea: "There is no need to fix that, and because everyone likes, let's rather obviously mend broken!". Perhaps it is because they reasoned bosses Naughty Dog, deciding to dump their new - laropodobnuyu - the game is well-proven combat mechanics of popular third-person shooter. That fateful veni, vidi, vici, enunciated by the developer: platformer, action, fighting game. No sooner said than done! Let's get acquainted.

Tony Hawk's Proving Ground VS. Skate

Author: The Stig
Source: Country Games № 24 2007	15.12.2007

Introducing the participants: Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (hereinafter THPG) and his opponent with a much more concise title - Skate. So where do I start?

MagnaCarta II

Author: Eugene Zakirov
Source: Country Games № January 2010	22.01.2010

When the first Magna Carta was released in the U.S., and later in Europe for her first reacted favorably: Atlus has already noted a few interesting games from the publisher and waited for the new wonders. Did not happen. Well, the sequel promised to do better.

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter

Mac Fank
	20.01.2003

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Platform: PlayStation 2, GameCube Genre: Action Number of Players: 1 Publisher / Developer: LucasArts Release Date: GameCube PAL - 7 th February, the U.S. game is already out The universe of "Star Wars" is broad and multinational, and almost any character epic saga can make a separate game. Strictly speaking, this LucasArts and engaged for many years. But despite the diversity of its projects, most (not all, of course) of them has a common feature: the fight falls on the side of the forces of good. Goodie is primitive in nature, his motives are banal and predictable, and arms is often a laser sword. That is why the announcement of Star Wars: Bounty Hunter immediately called a special interest. What a fan of "Star Wars" will refuse to play for the most dangerous mercenary in the galaxy and learn details of his biography? There once was a killer ... Saw "The second episode of" know that Jango Fett (Jango Fett) - father of Boba Fett (Boba Fett) - gave their DNA to create an army of obedient clones. But before becoming a donor, he has repeatedly proved their capabilities, having made a lot of assassinations. It all started here's how. Lord Darth Sidious (Darth Sidious), the statute tolerate antics gang Bando Gora (Bando Gora), ordered to destroy the saboteurs. And what do you think Darth Tirannus (Darth Tyrannus) immediately hired by Jango Fett? Flutes! The galaxy is large, it is full of high-killers, ready to tear off his arms like a contract. Vicious competitors such as Montross (Montross) and Deputy Uezell (Zam Wesell), - is another obstacle to the goal. Caliber is important! So, we - insurgent, who might be called an arcade, if it were not embedded in the game process assignments. Scenario requiring lower leverage and cutting wall blowtorch, in the end only sends your aggression in the right direction. Shiny armor and two blaster in each hand (the standard weapon) make similar Jango's a cross between a cowboy with a crusader. Of course, such a colorful figure is hard to miss in a crowd, which is why the guards, bandits and other monsters do not give you a pass. Help them fend off 12 weapons, not counting fists: whip, rockets, grenades, sniper rifle, flame thrower, etc. etc. Oh, and do not forget the jetpack! Fly on it, just as the hero of the movie, you can not (fuel is limited), but to overcome the short distances dzhetpak quite amiss. The only thing that gives the status of mercenaries - is able to collect pre-ordered the head of the victims. They can be as enemies and civilians. Jango Fett spits on the honor code with a high bell tower, but he is forced to honor the rule prohibiting killing other people, unless they attacked first. Do this and your ranking mercenary noticeably scanty. To identify the target, you need to switch to first person, and then the computer is built into the helmet, verify the person with the card index.Next you need to mention the subject (beside him there is an icon, if you do not, any reward you get), and we can go into liquidation. Some, however, have to take them alive. For this sacrifice to tie the whip, after which it can be treated as an ordinary corpse, that is enough to come up and get a coveted fee. Dirty trick that required subjects usually roam the crowded places, where the total of any rabble. A stand is surrounded by enemies and silently look around, trying to find purpose - not the best strategy for survival. Luckily for you, the opponents also like to withstand the dramatic pause before jumping into the attack. During this time you include avtopritselivanie, easy to shoot. By itself, the gameplay monotonous as a mercenary to do the work does not necessarily. Credits received for the assembled heads, open bonus wallpapers and pictures. But whether they will - that is the question. The game has 18 levels, and the passage of each is given five attempts. Dying, you go back to the last checkpoint'u, but if you spent all of life will begin anew. Dancing with the rake for the new accompaniment The desire to create a standalone camera that would automatically selects the proper perspective - it is a virus entrenched in the minds of many programmers. In SW: BH-term can be adjusted manually, but sooner or later the chamber will be rested at some corner or want to look in another direction. I bet that's not just me long ago tired of the so-called "lens effect", which is now shoved almost in every three-dimensional game. Image as it "spreads" on the convex surface, creating a sense of perspective and distracting attention from the shortcomings of the interior. No, the schedule can not be called bad, it is consistent with the spirit of "Star Wars", but have something to complain about. Central detail of 3D-models can be attributed to the vastness of scenery, but the blurry textures do not deserve justification. Bright and colorful explosions of laser flash - this is certainly good, but a clear light on the armor of Jango, whether they are there, would look no less exciting. The increased concentration of enemies in one area of ​​the screen causes mild retardation, in principle, it is not surprising, since the typical. Musical accompaniment - a tune by Jeremy Soule (Jeremy Soule), written specifically for the game, and excerpts from the soundtrack of the movie. Characters voiced by actors, "the second episode and the guest stars, and sound effects involved in the renowned studio Skywalker Sound. Moment of Truth Graphical surroundings, music and CG-rollers from Industrial Light and Magic (the best specialists in computer special effects in Hollywood) will undoubtedly contribute to dive into a fantasy world. But, if we ignore the symbolism, it becomes clear that Star Wars: Bounty Hunter - the most common fighter and not intended to be original. Moreover, he had serious drawbacks such as lengthy downloads, bad camera and monotonous level design. But here is an interesting subject, knowledge of which is necessary for a holistic vision of "Star Wars". If you add everything together, you get a decent game that can brighten up a few evenings. In addition, it will help you learn an important lesson: there is no mystical force not to be compared with the correct pistol and a pair of grenades.

Encleverment Experiment

Author: Alex Kosozhihin
Source: Country Games № January 2010	26.01.2010

Educational video on the rate appeared quite a long time (especially considering all quizzes), and the most popular was the minimalist, but having great potential Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?. Her fame has reached up to Xbox Live Arcade: Encleverment Experiment - the second clone, and again very successful. How and when something on the DS, the player does not offer a series of very complex tasks ingenuity, quick thinking and sharpness of mind. Answering quickly and correctly, that "pumps" the brain, the game kindly shows then all sorts of graphics. To reach the top with a raid will come - will have to invest in the result of more than one day of training. And the game provides such an opportunity: in addition to actually "practice" it is and the competitive mode - a tournament of mind in which opponents of times in times stronger. Delay in replying - your opponent will respond sooner and take his entire jackpot, of course, if not mistaken. In some cases it can even give yourself already earned player points! Obtained in the competition winning is not hanging simple figures in the statistics, it can spend in the store Mascot ": each player is fun zverushka like a koala or a puppy, the choice of which, however, does not suggest anything other than aesthetic satisfaction. However, they are ideally suited to the visual style of the game, which makes it similar to any educational cartoon mladsheklassnikov. Not that this is somehow pushed people a little older, but it is very different from the result of deliberate "schematic" games Dr. Kawashima. Another difference is, of course, in the administration. Touchscreen in the Xbox 360 is no, so I have to do four-button gamepad. This is even stronger kinship Encleverment Experiment with the earlier mentioned quizzes. Thus, the main function Encleverment Experiment is still a fun rather than training the mind. This is evidenced by the focus on competition - for one console or Xbox Live. At mass events in the Live with serious passions boil! AI is infallible, especially when he was rushing to answer. Stupid piece of iron! Some particularly steep Mascot still unlock Oh, what happiness to be smarter than a monkey!

Mass Effect 2, a review of Gameland. ru

Alex «Boot» Shepard vas Gameland.ru
	11.02.2010

Immediately after the announcement of the caliber of the game Mass Effect 2 would like to hide in a secure underground bunker, hermetically isolated from friends, the internet and other sources of information. At this time, a suitable hiding place near at hand was not, so we had to settle for the popular methods - close your ears, close their eyes and other means hard to pretend that "there is no spoon." Despite all precautions, when it came time to save the galaxy second time, I knew almost everything - about the collapse of the Normandy, and about the death of the commander, and even about the fact that the sequel to Mass Effect - more action than role-playing game. In short, proceed to the second part with a clear head and cold heart did not work - I was in full confidence that he managed to "irradiate" critical dose of spoilers and seriously upset because of the "castration role system" - in that vein, the game described pioneers.

Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West

Author: Sergey Gotsman
Source: Country Games № November 2010	22.06.2010

In the mid-twentieth century, cinema has blossomed in full flower genre westerns, adventurous and romantic stories about the dashing cowboy, deftly wielding pistols and dynamite. Unfortunately, due to cultural isolation of the USSR, in our latitudes of these films has long been accepted speak disparagingly - "a movie about cowboys."

Sin & Punishment 2

Author: Sergey Ryapisov
Source: Country Games № August 2010	15.05.2010

Original Sin and Punishment came almost 10 years ago. At the end of last year's cult developers came back with a sequel, which was one of the most interesting and unusual person shooters of recent years. Bravo!

. Hack / / INFECTION

Mac Fank
	28.03.2003

. Hack / / INFECTION Platform: PlayStation 2 Genre: RPG Publisher / Developer: Bandai What lies behind the terrible word "trash". Hack "? Maybe there is a virus or some program-cracker? I assure you, nothing to fear because ". Hack" - it's completely safe design company Bandai. Moreover, it is - the whole epic, narrating the adventures of gamers in a virtual world network RPG! This thread is dedicated not only to series of games (this year will see three sequels!), But a couple of anime series (TV and OVA). Plot ". Hack" has a long and tedious history, so outlines. On December 24 of 2005, virtually all the Internet has become a victim of a monstrous virus Pluto's Kiss. Information life of the planet Earth Stood for 77 minutes, withstood a computer equipped with unswerving operating system ALTIMIT (but what about our favorite Windows?). Soon this became the most popular OS in the world, and later develop it corporation CyberConnect fashioned networking rolevushku under the modest name of The World. Everything went well, but gradually began to appear rumors that users whose characters die in the virtual space, fall into a coma. That is what happened to the other main character. You get a role of 14-year old boy who explores The World, trying to get to the truth. The game (I mean ". Hack") comes with a DVD-drive on which recorded 45 minutes of the show ". Hack / / Liminality". Animation film describes the events that take place in the world of the protagonist, while he was surf on The World. Thus, ". Hack" - it's completely off-line game that simulates the network RPG. Although the plot of rolevushka The World published in 2007, the year it is little different from our contemporary representatives of the genre such as EverQuest. Fantasy world consists of the settlements and the dangerous labyrinths, which are generated randomly. By controlling the character named Kite (Kite), you move along the rails of the linear plot, augmented by all sorts of optional quests. An important aspect of the gameplay is communication. If you look in any town, you will find there a lot of people employed idle chatter. Replicas are quite diverse (meet and swearing), so listen to them is interesting. But even more interesting to join the conversation, because that is make new friends. Why do it? First, a friendly individual can change things, and secondly, a character can become part of your team. Some friends are needed on the subject, others - no. But note that ally - is no longer a slave, he will not follow you closely. If you want to go with him in any maze (with a possible take a maximum of two companions), we need to pre-arrange a meeting. For this purpose, there is e-mail and forum. In other words, you are free to leave Wednesday, The World and retire with his computer, but rather with the operating system ALTIMIT. You can change your desktop wallpaper, screen saver watch the game, read news and check your e-mail.But back to our network rolevushke. Battles take place not in the step mode, and in real time. While other team members act independently on the basis of those instructions that you gave them in advance. Equipment, magic, experience points - it's all here to eat. But this is not the point. Administrators The World, apparently, went into a deep heavy drinking, as in the virtual world is vast Bacchanalia: at every step caught viruses and malicious hackers. Kite, let alone admit, and did not take away cheat'ami. Moreover, without this move on the plot is simply impossible. In some battles have to use the technique of Data Drain, which overwrites the program code of the enemy, greatly undermining his health. Sometimes the prizes you get a virus. They can cripple or even cool to kill your character, but there are also useful viruses, able to crack some of the locked zone of The World. Now let's go through an external merits ". Hack". In general, special paint nothing, because the schedule - a match for most network RPG. Backgrounds is very unpretentious, but the screen fit the crowd of actors. Character Design in charge of a recognized master of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Yoshiyuki Sadamoto), was involved in the design of such anime as Neon Genesis Evangelion. And while earlier Sadamoto not worked with three-dimensional graphics, characters, invented by him for ". Hack", have a bright appearance and interesting habits. Narrative scenes really nice to watch, because they are filled with some immediacy. Understandably, in these users' online RPG dialogues presented in the form of silent text, but here all the key episodes are very well voiced. You can choose an English dub and original Japanese voice acting with English subtitles. There is nothing surprising in the fact that the gameplay ". Hack" somewhat monotonous and boring in places. The developers admit that they tried to make the kind of "online" RPG, which could play without being connected to the network. Of course, a lot of pre-programmed dialogues never replace contact with real people. In addition, an intriguing plot that pervades the universe ". Hack", disclosed in a game is very superficial. In fact ". Hack / / INFECTION" - it is a short prelude to the events that await us in future episodes. RPG from Bandai what passes for some 20 hours, but the characteristics of his character can be saved and used in the sequel, which will appear in the United States in May.

Ghost Pirates of Vooju Island

Author: Roman Vlasov
Source: Country Games № September 2010	24.05.2010

Sea, sails, living dead, voodoo magic, sunken treasure, saber duels, love, and thousands of jokes, puns and jokes - it's Ghost Pirates of Vooju Island, a new game by Bill Tiller. Original, unique and like nothing on earth. Especially on the TV series Monkey Island.